On Thursday June 25th, WWAV is launching our new Community Voices Project with “Never Going Back – Formerly Incarcerated Women Speak.” This is a safe space for women who have been to jail or prison to talk about their experiences and share their stories. We’re calling on all our supporters and allies to help spread the […]
All of us at WWAV know that women have busy lives. We also know that cervical cancer is a real problem in our community. That’s why we’re partnering with LSU Health Sciences Center to explore new at-home options for expanding access to regular cervical health screening. Are you a woman age 21-64 living in the […]
This summer, Desiree Evans joined Women With a Vision as our Education and Outreach Director. Born and raised in southwest Louisiana, Desiree is daily inspired by the work and the history of Women With a Vision in New Orleans, and comes to her role here with a desire to elevate community voices, to change punitive […]
The women and LGBTQ people that WWAV supports continue to bear the scars of the war on drugs, mass incarceration, systemic poverty, HIV/AIDS and domestic violence. This summer, WWAV is bringing together community members to discuss the social justice and structural health issues that affect women and the LGBTQ community in the city most. Download a […]
WWAV is thrilled to announce that Shaquita Borden, our Director of Program Development, has just been awarded the Billy R. Cox Endowed Scholarship to support of her doctoral studies in Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Billy Cox grew up in Bessemer, Alabama. He was vice-president of his high school senior class and went […]